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Insurers remain reluctant to pay business...
Posted in Dispute Resolution on 3rd Mar 2021
On 28 February 2021 the Sunday Times reported that FTSE 250 insurer Hiscox offered a struggling East London café owner $13.00 in settlement of its business interruption claim.
The London café claimed for more than 3 months’ loss, comprising of $1,600 a month in rent and $2,500 a month in stock, after it faced closure due to the Government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The café had said it had been “battling bankruptcy” due to closure, like many other businesses in the UK today.
It was reported by sources close to the FTSE insurer that only...
Inviting a Solicitor Negligence Claim
Posted in Professional Negligence on 24th Mar 2020
Solicitors, Barristers and Chartered Legal Executives are often referred to as legal advisors and there is a good reason for that, beyond convenient shorthand.
The job of a lawyer is to advise their client on the law and their options and take instructions from the client.
Except in very specific circumstances, such as when the lawyer is acting on a no-win, no-fee agreement and so is putting their own money at risk, it is not the lawyer’s job to decide what is best for their client.
Example of Solicitor Negligence: Solicitor acting against client...
Heart Attack Misdiagnosis a Deadly Mistake
Posted in Medical Negligence on 20th Mar 2020
Why is Heart Attack Misdiagnosis a Deadly Mistake?
Urgent Heart Attack Treatment Can Save Lives
After a heart attack, receiving treatment to get the blood flowing to the damaged part of the heart muscle is absolutely imperative and could save your live.
Urgent treatment can not only save lives, it will also dictate the amount of permanent damage to the heart muscle.
Many people who have a heart attack need to have emergency treatment to unblock the coronary artery.
However, we know that medical professionals frequently misdiagnose heart attacks.
How...
When is a Delayed Diabetes Diagnosis Negligent?
Posted in Medical Negligence on 28th Feb 2020
Did You Know Delayed Diabetes Diagnosis can be Negligent?
Diabetes is a serious condition occurring when blood glucose levels are too high with delays in diabetes diagnosis leading to potentially serious health implications to the patient.
This illness affects a large proportion of people across the UK and the world.
We need a hormone called insulin, which is made by our pancreas and allows the glucose in the blood to enter the cells and fuel the bodies.
Over a long period of time, high glucose levels in the blood can seriously damage the heart,...
